Korean Skirts From Goguryeo Pleats to New Designs, at Arumjigi in Tongui-dong Until Nov. 15
Why NOW picked itIf you want to drop in after work, the Oct. 29 (Thu) evening viewing until 8 p.m. is the last one. One building takes you from 21 reconstructed skirts on the first floor to designers' new work on the third.
Arumjigi's exhibition 'Chima, Layered and Unfolded' runs until Nov. 15 in its building in Tongui-dong, just west of Gyeongbokgung. It opens 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, with evening viewing until 8 p.m. on October Thursdays.
Pleated skirts from tomb murals on the first floor
The first floor lays out 21 chima reconstructed by the Onjium Okgongbang workshop after historical research, in chronological order from the pleated skirts of Goguryeo tomb murals through Goryeo, Silla and Joseon.
The starting point is how air moves between the layers and how the shape changes as the wearer walks.
Embroidery upstairs, new work on the third floor
The second floor shows a re-creation of a Joseon seulan chima embroidered with flowers and birds. On the third floor, LEJE layers native Korean plants and najeon mother-of-pearl on embroidered skirts, and JADEN CHO turns Joseon aristocratic opulence into modern embroidery and sequins.
JiyongKim shows skirts made without cutting, sun-bleached so that time shows in the fabric.
After work, pick a Thursday
On October Thursdays the building stays open from 5 to 8 p.m., so the evening of Oct. 29 is the last chance. Reservations go through Naver Booking.
The sources we checked do not list the admission fee or closed days, so confirm them on Arumjigi's official channels before you go.
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A courtyard of a hanok in Tongui-dong (taken July 2012; file photo unrelated to the exhibition). Korea.net / Korean Culture and Information Service, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
A hanok in Tongui-dong (taken July 2012; file photo unrelated to the exhibition). Korea.net / Korean Culture and Information Service, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons